On Tue, Apr 2, 2024 at 12:08 PM Sean Christopherson <seanjc@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > We are planning on submitting a CFP to host a second annual KVM Microconference > at Linux Plumbers Conference 2024 (https://lpc.events/event/18). To help make > our submission as strong as possible, please respond if you will likely attend, > and/or have a potential topic that you would like to include in the proposal. > The tentative submission is below. > > Note! This is extremely time sensitive, as the deadline for submitting is > April 4th (yeah, we completely missed the initial announcement). > > Sorry for the super short notice. :-( > > P.S. The Cc list is very ad hoc, please forward at will. > > =================== > KVM Microconference > =================== > > KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) enables the use of hardware features to > improve the efficiency, performance, and security of virtual machines (VMs) > created and managed by userspace. KVM was originally developed to accelerate > VMs running a traditional kernel and operating system, in a world where the > host kernel and userspace are part of the VM's trusted computing base (TCB). > > KVM has long since expanded to cover a wide (and growing) array of use cases, > e.g. sandboxing untrusted workloads, deprivileging third party code, reducing > the TCB of security sensitive workloads, etc. The expectations placed on KVM > have also matured accordingly, e.g. functionality that once was "good enough" > no longer meets the needs and demands of KVM users. > > The KVM Microconference will focus on how to evolve KVM and adjacent subsystems > in order to satisfy new and upcoming requirements. Of particular interest is > extending and enhancing guest_memfd, a guest-first memory API that was heavily > discussed at the 2023 KVM Microconference, and merged in v6.8. > > Potential Topics: > - Removing guest memory from the host kernel's direct map[1] > - Mapping guest_memfd into host userspace[2] > - Hugepage support for guest_memfd[3] I and Ackerley would like to discuss 1G page support with guest_memfd and its implications on host MM and IOMMU implementation. Regards, Vishal
